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Books of the Week for Children

Clorinda by Robert Kinerck

That Clorinda the cow just won't let anything stand in her way! One day on a visit to town Clorinda discovers, quite by accident, a ballet performance. It's love at first sight, and for Clorinda there's just one thing to do--find a way to dance on the big-city stage!

Oliver Pig and the Best Fort Ever by Jean Van Leeuwen

Oliver wants to build the biggest, tallest, strongest, best fort ever. It will be so cool. But there are a few problems along the way. Luckily for Oliver, his good pals James and Albert are eager to pitch in. It’s a big job. Find out in four funny chapters just how they do it.
 

The Bronze Pen by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Audrey dreams of becoming a writer, but with her father's failing health and the family's shaky finances, it seems there's no room for her dream. So Audrey keeps her writing a secret. That is, until she meets a mysterious old woman who seems able to read her mind. One day the old woman gives Audrey a peculiar bronze pen and tells her to "use it wisely and to good purpose." It turns out to be just perfect for writing her stories with. But as Audrey writes, odd things start happening. It seems that whatever she writes with the pen comes true. Could the pen be more of a curse than a gift? Or will Audrey be able to rewrite the future in the way that she wishes--and save her father's life?

Books of the Week for Teens

Hatter M: the Looking Glass Wars vol. 1 by Frank Beddor and Liz Cavalier

In a morphed Wonderland the Queen's bodyguard, Hatter Madigan, undertakes an unscheduled journey through this sinister dystopia to rescue Alyss, the lost princess of Wonderland.

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman

Sixteen-year-old Eon hopes to become an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune and learn to be its main interpreter, but to do so will require much, including keeping secret that she is a girl.

Stravaganza: City of Secrets by Mary Hoffman

Seventeen-year-old Matt, painfully dyslexic and insecure, discovers that he can travel between worlds after being transported to Talia, where he joins Luciano and other Stravaganti in trying to prevent the di Chimici family's breakthrough into our world.

Book of the Week for Adults

The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff

In the wake of a wildly disastrous affair, Willie Upton arrives on the doorstep of her family home in Templeton, New York. But then Willie learns that the story her mother had always told her about her father has all been a lie: he wasn't the random man from a free-love commune that Vi had led her to imagine, but someone else entirely. Someone from this very town.

Free help to start your business

Announcing the Small Business Resource Center, new at Knox County Public Library. This new Reference Database can help you launch, finance, market, and manage your business through a collection of sample business plans, legal and business forms, articles, websites, and electronic books.

One such online book is 101 Small Business Ideas for Under $5000. For a given idea, such as "Children's Outdoor Playset Installer," there's a description of why the service might be needed, the challenges, up-front expenses, and other things to keep in mind.

Books of the Week for Children

Celestine, Drama Queen by Penny Ives

Celestine always knew she was born to be a star! She dresses herself carefully every day, prefers to eat only pink food, and insists on wearing a tiara at all times. The school play is the perfect chance to show the world just how special she is. But will a sudden case of stage fright keep her from making her grand debut?

On the Go With Mr. and Mrs. Green by Keith Baker

Mr. and Mrs. Green are back in another series of short and sweet stories. Here, the alligators practice magic tricks, indulge in some cookie snacking, and create a couple of wacky yet useful inventions.
 

Dustin Grubbs: One-Man Show by John Bonk

Sixth-grader Dustin Grubbs has the starring role in the school play, but the production seems doomed: the first show is interrupted by a fire and evacuation of the building, and the second ends abruptly when a stumbling princess precipitates a chain of events that includes collapsed sets and a wrecked piano. When it's announced that there will actually be a third show, Dustin is thrilled, but that's before it all goes wrong, again.